The Role
Working in the Saracen Warehouse Facility and reporting to the Warehouse Manager, your role will include, but is not limited to, the following tasks:
* Receive incoming goods to warehouse
* Check dates, condition, and quantity of incoming goods
* Maintain the warehouse product location system
* Mark pallets of product with dates of expiry
* Ensure stock is rotated properly
* Minimise damages in store
* Pick orders and mark pallets with customer and/or destination details
* Load delivery lorries with picked orders
* Keep the warehouse clean and tidy and maintain housekeeping records
* Report any defects in Forklift trucks, Pallet racking, buildings, or other equipment
* Report any ingress of pests
* Take timely and effective action in the case of any stock that becomes infected with pests, ensuring that this product is removed from store and segregated
* Work with the stock controller to minimise stock losses
* Assist the Distribution Manager in meeting customer requirements
* Ensure that warehouse consumables such as pallet stretch wrap, edge protection boards, cleaning, and housekeeping equipment are reordered in time
* Make basic maintenance checks on forklift trucks
* Understand the company’s Health & Safety and Quality systems and work within them
Person Specification
* Forklift truck experience and current in-date licence required – at a minimum for counterbalance but ideally also reach truck
* Previous experience in a similar role
* Able to follow procedures and instructions and work at a commercial speed
* Enjoy working as part of a team and with other areas of the business
* Confident to work on own tasks and take the initiative to solve problems
* Proactive, flexible, and adaptable
* Literate and numerate
* Able to grasp basic warehouse skills of stock rotation, housekeeping, teamwork, minimum damages, and safe working practices - full training and support will be given
Salary
Competitive salary which is negotiable depending on experience, plus benefits including company pension and life assurance, 22 days holiday (rising to 25 days) plus bank holidays.
Hours
* 40 hours per week Monday - Friday, 8 hours per day plus an unpaid hour for lunch
* Likely shift times 07:30 – 16:30
* Occasional evening/weekend paid overtime
About the Company
Saracen Horse Feeds is a family-owned company and as part of the Lillico group has more than 230 years of experience, tradition, and heritage in the manufacturing and selling of horse and animal feeds.
Operating from its site in Aylesford, Saracen manufactures and sells nutritionally sound, innovative horse feeds across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. The Saracen range of feeds caters for all types of horses from the pony in the paddock to Olympic gold medal winners, and we pride ourselves on giving exceptional customer service and having the highest levels of quality control.
For more information about the Company and its products, please visit our website: saracenhorsefeeds.com
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £11.75 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Aylesford ME20 7BT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Forklift licence (dated within last 3 years) (required)
Work Location: In person
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